Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Congressional-executive relations

Bill Enacted: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

2008-09-21T20:00:00Z

To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.

September 21, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-323.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

2008-09-21T20:00:00Z

To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.

September 21, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Introduced: S.3501 OLC Reporting Act of 2008

2008-09-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to ensure that Congress is notified when the Department of Justice determines that the Executive Branch is not bound by a statute.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

2008-09-10T20:00:00Z

To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.

September 10, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

2008-09-08T20:00:00Z

To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.

September 08, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.3006 Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2008

2008-05-11T20:00:00Z

A bill to establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the President to rescind amounts of budget authority.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

2008-04-01T20:00:00Z

To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1068 Permitting active duty members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to a Congressional liaison office of the Department of Defense at the House of Representatives to obtain membership in the exercise facility established for employees of the House of Representatives.

2008-03-31T20:00:00Z

Permitting active duty members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to a Congressional liaison office of the Department of Defense at the House of Representatives to obtain membership in the exercise facility established for employees of the House of Representatives.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5626 Protect Our Troops and Our Constitution Act of 2008

2008-03-12T20:00:00Z

To reassert the constitutional role of Congress in making long-term security commitments, to defer significant long-term security commitments to Iraq to the next Administration and Congress, and to maintain international legal authority and immunity for United States Armed Forces in Iraq by promoting the extension of the United Nations mandate.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5593 Congressional Review Act Improvement Act

2008-03-10T20:00:00Z

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, enacted by the Congressional Review Act.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1028 Reasserting congressional prerogatives in foreign policy and reaffirming the importance of following constitutional processes when the United States Government enters into agreements regarding the use or maintenance of the United States Armed Forces or the use of the financial resources of the United States to assist a foreign government or people and clarifying the nature and scope of status of forces agreements.

2008-03-05T19:00:00Z

Reasserting congressional prerogatives in foreign policy and reaffirming the importance of following constitutional processes when the United States Government enters into agreements regarding the use or maintenance of the United States Armed Forces or the use of the financial resources of the United States to assist a foreign government or people and clarifying the nature and scope of status of forces agreements.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1003 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

2008-02-26T19:00:00Z

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.979 Recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary.

2008-02-12T19:00:00Z

Recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.980 Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial procedings to enforce certain subpoenas.

2008-02-12T19:00:00Z

Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial procedings to enforce certain subpoenas.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5128 Disapproving of any formal agreement emerging from the "Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America" unless the agreement is approved through an Act of Congress.

2008-01-22T19:00:00Z

Disapproving of any formal agreement emerging from the "Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America" unless the agreement is approved through an Act of Congress.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.913 Providing for a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress.

2008-01-14T19:00:00Z

Providing for a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress.

Bill Introduced: S.2426 Congressional Oversight of Iraq Agreements Act of 2007

2007-12-05T19:00:00Z

A bill to provide for congressional oversight of United States agreements with the Government of Iraq.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4329 NAFTA Accountability Act

2007-12-05T19:00:00Z

To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4223 To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

2007-11-14T19:00:00Z

To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4104 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-11-06T19:00:00Z

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.